Cambodia Gambling Halls
Posted in Casino on 11/14/2017 11:25 am by Marc
There is a fascinating background to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just over the border from neighboring Thailand, in which casino gaming is banned. Eight casinos are anchored in a generally small space in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling dens is in an excellent location, a three to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the 2 largest gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia gambling halls do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The astonishing income gained from the gambling halls ranges from seven and a half million dollars to over 12.5 million, and there are a few limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be largely Thai; still, funding sources are vague. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and though visas are for all intents and purposes required to cross, there are methods around this, as is accurate of many border crossings.
The first Cambodia gambling halls opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only a single gambling den in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a moored barge gambling den, features 150 slot machines and 60 gaming tables. The Naga gambling den never closes with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, four tables of blackjack, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and 1 each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The 1st gambling den in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly followed. There are one hundred and fifty slot machine games and five table games at the Golden Crown and 104 slots and 68 tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort contains 300 slot machines and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and 96 gaming tables, including 87 punto banco (the most popular game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slot machines and sixty six of the common tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. An additional of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, again in a motel, is the Princess Casino with one hundred and sixty six one armed bandits and ninety seven casino games. The Star Vegas Casino is is located in an all-inclusive resort and hotel compound that highlights a number of luxuries in addition to the gambling hall, which has ten thousand sq.ft. of 130 one armed bandits and eighty eight tables.